good morning, america. >> and the oscar goes to -- "argo." >> ben affleck and george clooney, exuberant. taking best picture on hollywood's hottest night. exclusive access to the biggest winners. oh, you got fan here. >> good morning, america. >> we've got every jaw-dropping moment. >> we have a tie. >> when seth met shatner. >> captain kirk, what are you doing here? >> and the sizzling songs that brought down the house. ♪ celebrating 50 dashing years of bond. ♪ make the sky fall >> with oscar golden girl adele.

>> this is amazing. ♪ and good morning, america. so great to be here live in los angeles this morning. the morning after the oscars, the whole gang is here, even d.j. kiss. we're going have so much fun this morning. first time backstage last night for me. all the big stars coming in. the glow of victory. the best possible moment. we had great interviews. a lot of surprises in just minutes. >> it was really, really quite a night. what is this sleep that people talk about? sleep. >> overrated! >> highly overrated.

>> you said everybody is here. where is sam? ♪ [ playing the bond theme ] >> really? really? ♪ >> oh. >> where you been? >> it looks so much easier in the movie, when bond does it. there is snow from denver to kansas city today. i was delayed. it was a long ski. >> we'll go -- you go. >> that bond theme from last night. >> you know who wants to keep the bond thing going on. yeah, okay, you're bond. >> i'm bond, hi. >> no, it was -- it was great fun. thank you for that.

we love you in the "gma" players. the tribute was great. we're going have much more on the bond tribute last night. plus, an interview that we cannot wait to bring you with adele and all of the sizzling looks that we saw firsthand on the red carpet. too many to talk about right now. it was a lot of eye candy. really fun to be out there. >> it was. >> a lot of other news to get to. including the blizzard. we want to start out with the best from the oscar last night and josh. >> what a night to remember. an evening of triumphs, tears, and special returns. and an endearing tumble by jennifer lawrence. george spoke to her and anne hathaway backstage. first, the highlights of hollywood's biggest night. >> "argo." >> reporter: and moments later, star, director, and producer ben faf lek hit the night's

emotional high point. >> it doesn't matter how you get knocked down in life. because that's going to happen. all that matter is that you gotta get up. >> jennifer lawrence knows what that is like after tripping on her way up the stairs. >> you're just standing because you feel bad because i fell. >> reporter: this year's titans were not embarrassed to show affection on stage. >> meryl was steven's first choice for "lincoln." i would like to see that version. >> reporter: "django unchained" won two awards, best sporting actor and best screen play. >> i have to cast the right people to make those characters come alive and hopefully live for a long time. and boy, this time, did i do it. >> reporter: also getting it right, best supporting actress, anne hathaway and the dream she dreamed. >> it came true.

>> reporter: mark wahlberg presented with seth macfarlane's ted. >> no b.s., we have a tie. >> reporter: winning outright, "the life of pi" with four awards overall. >> thank you for taking leap with me. >> reporter: and yes, we heard the people sing from the cast of "les mis" to legend barbra streisand. ♪ of the smiles we left behind >> reporter: and dream girl jennifer hisson who brought down the house with "and i'm telling y you." meanwhile, seth mawas sizzling. >> your jokes are taste lest and

inappropriate and everyone ends up hating you. >> a winning prat fall as we saw from jennifer lawrence. george, just one of really the power players of young hollywood that you got dhans to meet last night. >> twakd to both leading ladies. anne hathaway, jennifer lawrence. they got the actors, bumped them, and had a lot of fun. you looked shell shocked when your name was announced. >> and the oscar goes to, jennifer lawrence. "silver linings playbook." >> well, yeah. i feel like i can't remember it. it was an insane moment. and -- it was just really exciting. really shocking. think i was that is the first time think i felt actual shock. >> we could see it. oh, you got a fan here. >> oh. >> no politics, george.

>> you want to talk politics, you can. >> they're being really rude. >> good to see you. >> i enjoyed it. >> oh, my god. thank you. i loved all your movies. oh, really? a new girl here? >> i thought about it. >> is he still here? >> i'll be waiting. >> oh, my gosh. i need a rearview mirror. >> i was going ask you what are you going remember about tonight. i think it is -- >> that. >> had you met him before? >> no! hey. i know jennifer garner. she's really nice. hi, yeah. this is my life now, hey, jen, how are you. >> reporter: but jack wasn't the only big name jennifer met last

night. she met anne hathaway for a hug, an oscar bump. shared notes about the designer gowns. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: like lawrence, hathaway was still a bit stunned when she sat down. when are you going let go? >> not anytime soon. i've got a vice-like grip. ♪ so different from this hell i'm living ♪ >> reporter: doing a role that your mom did when you were 8 years old. that's got make it so special. >> it does. i mean, i have never won an oscar before. i imagine it's special any way you slice it. the fact that it has that history, i do feel lucky to have had a head start on the material. >> i bet you did. you seemed to have a special moment with hugh jackman on stage. >> i would not be here without him. he's the kindest, gentlest person. >> you have done it all.

you've sang, hosted, now you've won. i take it this is the best one? >> yeah, yeah. and singing the same year as winning is pretty divine. i thought the cast killed it. we had never sung it all together before. ♪ >> it was really great. congratulations. >> enjoy your evening. >> thank you. that song is so thrilling. >> how is jennifer lawrence able to stay unaffected? >> that is my new favorite moment. fantastic. >> it was a loft fun. we're going shift gear right now. another leading lady, history-making day in daytona. danica patrick on the pole. she finished better than any woman at daytona. matt gutman was there for every exciting moment. >> reporter: for five laps,

danica patrick made history on sunday. becoming the first woman to lead at daytona. veteran jimmie johnson would win it. but the race belonged to patrick, who finished eighth. james franco amending the traditional command. >> drivers, and danica, start your engines! >> reporter: patrick was in third place, coming down to the wire. after the race, she hinted the other men shouldered her away from the lead. >> i had a little bit of help here today here and there. i felt like if i were to dive low, i -- i had a feeling i was going to get freight trained. it was tough to tell. >> reporter: she was the first woman to take pole position at the super bowl of racing that was nearly overshadows by this

crash. watch car number 32 spin, and catapult into the fencing like a spear. >> holy cow, oh my god! >> reporter: you can see a tire landing on a speck farpt but the fans came back for more. how many people sitting here got hit or saw something yesterday? medical officials tell us seven people are still hospitalized from the crash. to give you a sense of the violence this is a piece of metal that hit a spectator. it exploded from the car's transmission when it hit the wall over there. robin? >> could have been far more worse. all right, matt, thank you. we're going turn now to the pope. he gave his final blessing sunday to a crowd of 100,000 in rome. he's announcing changes to the process of electing a new pope this morning. his final days are shadowed by a new controversy. david wright has the latest from rome. >> reporter: breaking news to report this morning.

today, the pope accepting the resignation of keith o'brien, britain's cardinal. he'll not be traveling to rome to participate in the conclave, not wanting to become a distraction. the latest and strongest example of how the papal election campaign is getting ugly. today, pope benedict is expected to announce new rules about the conclave. he can do it by dedegree. the pope is an absolute monarch. the vatican is accusing the press corps of being the modern day borges. these day, the italian parps read like dan brown novel. detailing a sex and blackmail scandal involving the curia. there's some truth to it. last year, the pope formed an investigative commission. these three men, referred to as

the 007 cardinals. the pope's butler stole classified documents. they gave the pope a report. only he and they not what's in it. >> you get tons of rumors and all these whispers. most of them are not true. >> reporter: at the same time, the very real church sex abuse scandal, casting a shadow over l.a.'s roger mahoney and other cardinals. should morally tainted cardinals be allowed to help choose the new pope. the pope has announced new rules. the bottom line is the cardinals will not have to wait the 15 days they would have waited before. but the timing of the conclave will be up to them. george? >> thank you, david right. >> you'll be heading to rome. >> tomorrow. now to the latest on oscar pistorius. due to report to police today.

one of the mandatory conditions of his bail. and the parents of the victim, reeva steenkamp speaking out for the first time in a television interview. amy robach is in south africa with the story. >> reporter: in their first televised interview, since their daughter was shot to death by her boyfriend, her parents were a picture of heart break, broadcast on south african tv on sunday. reeva steenkamp's mother talked about how the police called her. >> he said there's ban accident and she's been shot. and i said all i want to know now she's alive or she's dead. and he said, i'm sorry to tell you, she's dead. >> reporter: the blade runner granted bail on friday, claimed he killed steenkamp accidentally. the grief-stricken father wants

him to come clean. >> it's only oscar and reev tharkts know the true story. he must just come out with the honest truth. >> reporter: on sunday, the saga took another sharp twit with news that the runner's older brother, carl, is charged in the death of a woman in 2008 who was on a motorcycle and she collided with his car. over the weekend, the last image of steenkamp emerged. it shows her smiling as he drives up to the entrance of pistorius' house. hours later, she was shot dead. oscar pistorius is not aloud home. police have removed the bullet-riddled bathroom door. their investigation continues today and in the many days to come. robin? >> all right, amy, thank you very much. josh with the other stories

now. >> the coast guard searching south of san francisco for four people, including two young children, missing after they sailboat sank on sunday. they had no life raft but were trying to make one out of a cooler before they abandoned ship. and a 6.2 magnitude earth wake shook eastern japan this morning. it lasted about 30 seconds. so far, no serious damage has been reported. and in washington, congress returns from its recess today with four days to go before some $85 billion in spending cuts take effect. with no compromise in sight, the president warned the nation's governors those cuts will eventually impact everyone from defense con traerkts to teachers, to nurses who provide child vaccinations. gas prices have jumped another 20 cents in the last two weeks. prices are beginning to level off, in part, because oil prices are now beginning to drop.

and take a look at this. a wild scene in houston. a car ending up upside down on the roof of that house. a driver missed a turn going some 90 miles an hour. launched over a hill, bounced off one house before ending up in the second. he walked away with barely a scratch. the same cannot be said for the house. but again, i don't know how they get the car down off a roof. >> my favorite punchline, he walked away with barely a scratch. meanwhile, sam, poor midwest. it got walloped and is getting walloped again. >> in denver, almost 9 inches of snow, the foot hill, almost 27 inches. look at the spinouts in the denver area. you think these folks now how to handle the snow. there's more during the day today.

here's who gets the snow today. a long line. it extends in the areas shaded in pink. more than a foot of snow. that's not the only problem. on the gulf coast, a powerful line of thunderstorms. the exact same situation from last week. that's the weather around the nation. good morning. i'm jacqui jeras. beautiful start this morning, but a little chilly. conditions, 32 degrees, chill factor at 26.

if we see temperatures mainly in the twenties across the region. 25 in frederick and winchester. 19 degrees in manassas. our forecast, mostly sunny, high around 50 degrees. seven-day forecast >> four states have blizzard warnings today. 14 states have winter weather watches, warnings, or advisories out. haul that weather brought you to by royal caribbean cruises. we want to get back to the oscars right now. a block buster night. dazzling moments. one robin roberts. dazzling in blue. >> yea. >> royal blue. marc bouwer. >> look at that. >> working that marc bouwer like i have never seen. >> is that velvet? is that velvet?

>> i believe it was velvet. a special night for us to see you there. >> last year was the time that i was beginning to feel ill, but, you know, what a difference a year makes. great to see you out there on the red carpet. great comfort to look over and see you. kristin chenoweth did great job, jess cagle. psychologically, it was great to be back. >> must have been great to get the greetings. >> everyone is in such a great mood on the red carpet. >> most popular girl. everyone's like, hey, lara, where is robin? so happy you were rear. i loved the sort of quiet energy there was on the carpet. it wasn't frenetic. everyone seemed calm, cool, collected. the fashion reflected that. >> look that segwauesegue. >> a lot more coming up,

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>> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. good morning. it is 7:26 on this monday, february 25. i'm scott thuman. virginia railway express be able to weigh in on a proposed fare hike. they want to raise fares by 4% in july. re says it needs the money to

cover increasing costs. public hearings will be held in stafford and in fredericksburg nec's market. some virginia lawmakers will be at reagan national airport today how we're trouble be affected if the budget cuts take place friday. the white house says thousands jobs and millions of dollars areanding for the d.c. risk.be at our sister station news channel have much more on this in depth report coming up in a few moments. now let's get a check on the commute. .amee whitten >> maryland, 270 southbound scales nearuck clarksburg, 121, accident on both shoulders. colesville road and dale drive, with a crash in silver spring. a huge backup expected. everyone coming south inside the veryay, you can see it is

intense.very virginia, hov commuters at road, crashed blocking lane.ft jeras.qui >> is going to be a beautiful day. outside toilly start. gondola. 32 degrees is the temperature, the north at 6 miles an hour. most of us are seeing twentiesres in the with 25 at dulles. average highs, soar around 50 degrees this afternoon. mostly sunny. on tuesday afternoon. mostly sunny. on tuesday afternoon. thank you for joining

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this would probably be the last time the cast would perform. >> good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] dj kiss is here with us. our biggest oscar party with the stars ever. wonderful ffr you to get up and stay up and be with us all. we're going talk about the first time oscar host seth macfarlane and we have all the jaw-dropping highlights of his big debut. >> why don't you show me how to sit on the couch? >> i'm trying to figure this one out myself, george. a lot of exclusives ahead. you wait an awful long time, and all the stars come in a rush at the end of the night. there we have them. the men behind "argo." george clooney, grant heslov, ben affleck. adele was very excited. >> so many people watching the oscars for the sizzling red

carpet fashions. now our glam squad will break down the trends that heated up hollywood's hottest night. >> it seems like, we have a lot of extra space out here. >> we keep missing the boys. >> sam in particular. we saw him come in with a james bond moment. >> he's up to something now, i'm afraid. >> what is going on, sam? >> oh, look. >> yet again. >> they're really taking the bond thing very seriously. >> whoa. >> whoa. [ cheers and applause ] >> wow. >> how did you do that, sam. >> very carefully, that's how. >> they don't builds at s aston

martin's like they used to. aren't you supposed to be wearing bike shorts? >> the budget only went so far. >> come on, i want to be bond. come on. >> desperately. >> you're trying so, so hard. >> you're only going have three or four more opportunities. oh, yes, look at this comfy couch. >> let's get to host seth macfarlane. did he walk away a winner? here's chris connelly with a look at the funniest moments. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to the oscars and the quest to make tommy lee jones laugh begins now. [ cheers and applause ] there we go. >> reporter: and oscar host seth macfarlane was out. tripping the light sarcastic. >> the previously classified

story of an american hostage crisis. the story was so top secret that the fim's director is unknown to the academy. >> reporter: cueing up swing era crooning. and dance numbers. the sensibility seemed designed to deliver the u.s. mail. ♪ we saw your boobs in the movie that we saw we saw your boobs ♪ >> how's it going? >> oh, good god in heaven. oh, hell ri they're going to gie it to anne. >> reporter: to getting a kissoff from captain kirk. >> the show's a diz disaster. >> what do you mean? it's going fine. >> no, it's not. >> reporter: he may have overserved the audience a little. >> i would argue that the actor who really got inside lincoln's

head was john wilkes booth. really? 150 years and it's still too soon. >> reporter: then in the home stretch, the zingers found their mark. >> they remember when this town was nothing but cocaine trees as far as the eye could see. >> reporter: or aimed at himself. >> you guys have made beautiful, inspiring movies. i made "ted." your move i haves are here to receive awards. my movie is in red boxes in front of grocery stores being urinated on but bums. >> reporter: sitting fn an inventive hosting gig that was not always silky smooth but certainly stayed the course. [ cheers and applause ] >> and chris is here with us along with rachel smith, host of on the red carpet. i saw you at "vanity fair" from my tv. you were there.

you had not been to bed. >> not quite. clearly. >> i thought i saw that before. still looking good. >> cinderella in the house. >> favorite moment from last night? >> dame shirley bassey. her rendition of gold finger. if the cardinals at the conclave stand up that fast for the new pontiff, i'll be surprised. she was sensational. >> she would say gold finger to anybody on the red carpet. how about you, rachel? >> in the same platform, category, jennifer hudson. the girl just brought down the house. i'm like can you just sing your way through the rest of the show, jennifer? she was just fabulous. >> knocked it all out. >> did you feel it was entertaining with the big numbers from chicago and "les mis"? that seemed like it was the theme throughout.

>> i thought so. i like mint chip ice cream, but every now and then, i like to throw in a coffee fro-yo. i wouldn't have minded hearing steven tyler singing "i don't want to miss a thing." >> the typically somber and heart felt in memboriam, what a surprise. and then barbra streisand singing "the way we were." that was the moment you could hear a pin drop. >> that set was so gorgeous. behind adele, a of that going on in the song. the whole thing. >> it looked like sea rescue. a lot of like giant -- squids and things. >> exactly. >> she was remarkable. >> how did you feel about seth macfarlane? >> you know, i'm going take it a little easy on him. it was the first time hosting.

>> i loved him! >> it was a little edgy for me. it's the oscars. i thought, maybe -- dial back just a little bit. he was entertaining. there were moments, he told on the red carpet, i'll probably have the audience hate me in the first 30 second ps. song he came out with, i was like, whoa, he went there. he's going there again and again. >> sometimes seth is more. and he has a real interesting skill set. the '50s crooner's thing, but the up to the second comedy thing. the combo platter was sometimes a little too much. we had fun watching it. >> what a voice. he's got a great voice. >> get some rest, would you? >> thank you. great job. you look gorgeous. >> thank you, rachel. >> you, too. >> i'll pass out right here. >> only one of us on the couch is 18 years old, practically. you look fabulous for now rest. don't worry about it. we have one or two things we

want to share with you this morning as we look at the weather. by the way, a little bit of snow over the weekend in new england. the snow in the day today moving through the middle of the country. this may become a snowmaker by midweek back in new england. a lot on the board today. the milder air into the northeast. not too bad for following up that big winter system that moved by on the weekend. out on the west, 80 degrees by the time you look at the end of the four-day period in l.a. it is a beautiful warmup. momentarily >> good morning. start, but clear skies this morning. degrees with the wind chill of 26. high around 50 degrees with mostly sunny skies. back on tuesday.

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[ cheers and applause ] we're back at 7:44. dj kiss right here. great crowd this morning, up very early. we were out late last night with all the winners as they came backstage. it was a special moment, at the end of the night, "argo." we have done so much on "argo" all year long. end of the night, grant heslov, george clooney, ben affleck. the introduction from michelle obama. but them all up there. >> the it's a great action

figures. >> we had buyer's remorse until tonight. >> the best available. and he was cheap. >> thank everyone on the movie. >> i don't think i have ever seen you nervous until i saw you accept that award tonight. >> our friends in iran living in terrible scircumstances right now. >> it was really moving. i was like, did anybody else ramble on up here. i want to thank my wife who i don't normally associate with iran. there were others. >> mostly you. >> and you guys really did -- shine a light on a lot of people who had not -- here's the funny thing. for 25 years, the only side of the story that was told was one version of it. all we wanted to do was make a film that we liked and ben took it to another level. we couldn't be happier with the

work he did. >> you told an important story. it was funny and thrilling. it was recognized tonight. >> it's this. awards aside, you know, if movies like that, which are movies for grownups, make money, which this one did, if you can continue to do that, the studios will continue the make grown-up films. >> if i'm doing a fake movie, it's going to be a fake hit. >> i hear this wasn't the biggest win in your family today. >> that's true. my daughter did the -- she said i want to do a spelling bee. we found place at a rec center at a park. we took her down there. she did it. she was like, into it and really studied and won her -- she won a trophy. i just talked to her. >> clearly, genes from the mother. >> we had fun back there. >> a big day for the affleck family. a spelling bee and an oscar. >> congratulations. still to come here, a

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>> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. 6 on this monday, february 25. good morning. don scott thuman. investigators have made arrests in two recent murders in capitol heights. they arrested the gunman who killed 18-year-old as he walked to school in september. a say they have found a person old geralded 71-year- d. mcintyre at her home earlier mop's. homedine mcintyre, at her month. this

jennifer lawless and daniel day best actor and best actress. was without winning movie. whitten.mee >> virginia, interstate 905 is jammed coming through newington getting up through to the beltway. in the center, hov commuters are at a standstill. an earlier crash edsall road is gone. they have cleared a stalled car up to the beltway. , colesvillering at dale drive, there's a crash, delays out of quite ak. >> 32 degrees is the temperature, wind chill of 26, cold.feels of us are in the '20s. will warm up nicely. tire pressure controls are

weather. rainystem will bring us tomorrow afternoon. skies, aroundunny 50 degrees. that's average. thank you, jacqui. we will have another update its 8:27. have a great monday morning.

live from studio b in los angeles, it's "good morning america's" oscar party with the stars. this morning, the fashion, the parties, and the exclusive moments you'll only see right here on "gma." >> good morning, america. >> we have the red carpet looks from halle to jessica, nicole to charlene. pretty and pink. and jennifer, jennifer, and jennifer, all dazzling in their dresses. >> i love the dress. >> thank you. >> inside the exclusive parties. >> you to want to tell me what that is there? >> i was hoping it would be a ru ruby. >> our unpress dented access. >> oh, you've got a fan here.

>> the 50 years of james bond. ♪ if the sky falls >> oscar winner adele leaving everyone shaken and stirred. ♪ makes me love together after [ cheers and applause ] let's keep that bond theme going a little longer. boy, it was so great last night to see all those people. she killed it. >> she did. she did. >> and how about the people here

this morning? it's crazy this morning. doesn't matter at all. we have dj kiss up on the set here. backstage, a great time last night. >> it was a year ago, our oscar party last year, you were with us. we haven't let you go since. it is wonderful to have dj kiss back with us. we have the details on the hottest fashions on the red carpet, including helen hunt's dress from h&m that had so many people buzzing. >> it goes to show you, you mix it up. also, zbracht time on the red carpet with you, robin, talking to all the stars. you talked to two of your favorites. >> oh, halle berry, the tv does not do her justice. oh, my goodness. she's just spectacular. and she said she wore that because being a bond girl as that look and robert de niro, as well, getting a chance to talk to him and his lovely wife,

grace. more red carpet. >> looking forward to that. >> that is how it began. it would continue. to that end, sammy, the afterparty, all the stars going to celebrate, trailing in your wake. >> i am exhausted by the way. somebody had to do every party there was in town. >> that's him. >> i think lara and i split it up. we're going take you inside the parties like you have never seen them before. the stars were all out. no matter what you thought about the show, the parties were amazing. guess who played at elton john's party? >> who? >> we're going to bring her here. emily sande. he's t she's the one to watch, says elton. yeah, yeah, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> sound check. >> we have the after afterparty going on here. first, news from josh. we're going begin with the blizzard sam has been tracking

all morning long. the plains getting slammed for the second time in two weeks. the storm dumped more than two feet of snow in denver, canceling hundreds of flights. now texas, oklahoma, missouri are next. and the coast guard searching south of san francisco for four people, including two young children, missing after their sailboat sank on sunday. they abandoned ship in rough waters with no life rafts. breaking news from italy at this hour. new legal action against the captain of the grounded crude ship, the "costa concordia." prosecutors want to charge french sesco schettino with multiple manslaughter charges. two americans were among 32 people who died last january when the ship struck a reef. pope benedict has accepted the resignation of britain's top card name. keith o'brien sands accused of

inappropriate acts with other men. this morning, the pope approved new rules for the conclave. allowing cardinals to begin deliberating right away instead of waiting the usual 15 days. a big new study on what we should eat the avoid heart disease. the answer, the mediterranean diet. people who ate mostly fish, vegetables, extra virgin olive oil and nuts reduced their chance of heart attack by 30%. compared to those following a regular low-fat diet. finally, wonderful. a heart-warming gesture. senior joey mullaney, always a fan, he served as team manager but could never play. his teammates lifted him to new heights this weekend. they hoisted him up, and he got to dunk. and he got be the star of the

night. never stop dreaming. >> that is great. >> and kudos to those teammate who is understand what it is to be team. >> beautiful. >> that is for sure. >> hang on to that rim. >> great story. [ applause ] >> thank you, josh, for bringing that coto us. time for an oscar edition of "pop news." >> we begin. that's for later. it's not quite done yet. we begin this morning by talking about little "q." she didn't win the best actress award. but the sun will come out for 9-year-old quvenzhane wallis. star of beasts of the southern wild. she's been officially casted a annie in the new remark of the classic being produced by will smith and jay-z. miss hanigan has no idea what

she's about to go up against. she has another movie under her belt, "12 years a slave" with brad pitt. she says if the acting thing gets boring, she wants to be a dentist. >> we all have to find a puppy first after that last night. let's be honest. >> a delicious little girl. also, very big weekend. for matthew mcconaughey. >> oh, how did you do this? >> matthew, congratulations. independent spirit award. for that pivotal role in "magic mike." and he gave the audience a taste of his vocal stylings when he accepted his best supporting actor award. take it away, michael. ♪ i had to take my pants off to win a trophy ♪ snow i had to drop my draws to win an award ♪ >> i'm so flustered, i just

called matthew michael. you understand. he's sing about dropping his drawers. since he won it playing a strirp, we thought it would be nice for him to dance in that speech. perhaps there's more to come. he's getting so much buzz for "mud" that is coming out next year. it got stands "os" for that at cannes. only he could bring it home. also in "pop news" kristin stewart had to walk the red carpet. she had not so sleek accessories. she needed crutches. her makeup artist telling "people" magazine she stepped on glass a couple of days before the oscars. she was pictured with the crutches. later on, they got shots of her looking very elegant in her

beautiful reem acra gown. no signs of a certain vampire anywhere nearby. and finally, for the nominees who didn't go home with oscar this morning. a marketing firm is sending the not so lucky nominees a monster sized swag bag filled with about $45,000 worth of goodies. >> $45,000? >> $45,000. we have video of it. it's called the everyone wins a gift bag because the you're a loser gift bag didn't sounds a nice. everyone really does win though. >> you're a loser. >> why not take a trip to austral australia? chug a huge bottle of tequila and get a free massage. >> you have some items here on the desk. >> we have some. you have all kinds of things.

i'll show you later. curling irons. >> must be for $45,000. >> can you give us weather? >> anything good in there? just look through. save one or two things for me in the bag. one or two. speaking of one or two. let's start with that this morning. a bit of a blizzard watch and warning situation in the middle of the country today. from amarillo up through the great lakes. chicagoland, you're in this situation as well. another hit of snow for the same place that pick eed it up last week. and the thunderstorms. a pattern following exactly what happened. that system will trail to the east coast. it looks like we may try to develop a little coastal low as well. as we get to the latter part of the week. think it will be another new england situation.

>> good morning. jeras ongist jacqui beautiful morning in washington. at the rooftop camera. few high, thin clouds. 34 degrees in d.c., 30 at dulles and winchester, 27 in culpeper. mostly sunny and pleasant day, high around 50. tuesday afternoon. high temperature of 47. rainshowers again on thursday and perhaps a wintry mix. >> who was the weather by today? no one, what? who was that? was there a sponsor. >> it's by me. >> no, by oscar, ladies and gentlemen. pick one up today. lara, what is coming up? >> what is coming up on the "good morning america" morning menu? the fashions. the sizzling fashions. the exclusive interview with best song winner adele.

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handsome hugh. hugh jackman and his beautiful wife, deb, love seeing them last night. they've been so fantastic for the entire awards season process. robin and i had a terrific time in the moment of that we all wait for, think, for awards season. the red carpet. the fashion. wow. take a look. ♪ whether it was jennifer lawrence's dramatic dior. >> it's very light. it's very functional. >> reporter: or amy adams' pale gray kos ost car de la renta. muted shades were all the rage. anne hathaway rocked this pale pink prada that she called business in the front, party in the back. >> i'm 30. i feel 30 in this. it's a positive thing. >> reporter: and jessica

chastain under the heads. metallics and beading were out in force. >> i like that it had a modern edge and a little bit of the deco at the same time. >> reporter: and those who opted for a pop of color. like reese wither spoon in this blue and black louis vuitton. do you enjoy the process of picking the dress? >> it's hard. it's wonderful you get the opportunity. i love the play dressup and look at all the gowns. it's so fun. >> reporter: jennifer aniston striking a poed in h red valentino. do you feel like a princess? >> in this thing, i do. this is very king and i. >> reporter: one of my favorites, kerry washington said yes, yes, to this miu miu gown. >> it's made by h&m.

i'm not kidding. i'm not kidding. >> reporter: some of hollywood's hottest couples let us in on their secrets. >> when tom ford offers to dress you, you just say thanks. >> yes. this is it. >> reporter: george? >> i sewed most of the sequins on myself. >> big wow. big wow. and reem acra. more about the fashion on the red carpet. we have rachel smith and sent stylist and star of bravo's "it's a brad brad world" who dressed two of the hottest women on the carpet. jenna dewan-tatum. >> she's a gorgeous woman. she was like, what should we do? i was like, let's do sexy. she was like, okay. >> pregnant women are sexy.

and stacy keep liblekeibler. one of the best dressed of the night. >> thank you. >> what was the inspiration? >> we did a whole art deco. i saw it, i called him and said, we have to have it. >> george tried to take credit. >> george can do whatever he wants. >> i want to ask, your dress look sod beautiful. you look so great. do you share with us? >> this was from pamela roland. i carried it through the night. this one here, a deep teal is by mr. kevin hall. it felt classy. it felt like -- >> the right dress. >> who are you wearing? both of you have under the turn this morning? >> this old thing. on the red carpet, i wore

xhauchb franco. >> marc bouwer on the carpet and can you look at my label? >> it's a st. john. >> you both loved naomi watts wearing armani prive. >> yes. >> yes. >> i loved this look. a metallics trend last night and also, great gatsby art deco vibe happening with a loft girls. she put a modern spin on it. she looked like she was dipped in silver and thrown on the carpet. >> but not too modern. you have to respect that it is the oscars. it was spot on. she's been very versatile with her trend this is season. >> go to the other end. >> jennifer lawrence was on the top of many, many lists. >> agreed. what did you think of that beautiful ball gown? >> i loved it.

i think when people think of the oscars this is what comes to mind. this is the quintessential oscars gown. i think styling it with the really light diamonds by the yard chain down the back. >> that was a nice touch. very sexy. is the >> she looked young and fresh. she brought us couture. >> she can carry it off. jessica chastain, that was old hollywood, wasn't it? >> oh, yeah. >> she all matched. all bronzey gorgeous. >> i wanted that hair. that gown, the beautiful, the beading in all the right places. shimmering and shining. she looked like heaven last night. >> glad to you know agree with me on this one. i gasped when i saw the back of jennifer garner's gown. from the front, really simple, a pretty color.

turn around, haul that bustle up the back. it was beautiful. >> the peekaboo moment. it looks normal from the front and they turn around and it's like, damn. >> baby got back. >> she was so glam. >> my favorite was halle berry. versace. she never goes wrong. >> the look was nice and it was strong and powerful but sexy and glamorous. you know, halle has a good track record. >> in person, it just resonated to a whole new level. >> thank you so much. thank you, rachel. thank you, brad. congratulations. could talk about this for hours. >> are you ready for adele? >> let's do it. >> she sang skyfall, got the oscar. what a year, coming off the grammys last year, her new

little boy. now the oscar. you can tell she's loving it all. ♪ make the skyfall make me tremble ♪ >> and the oscar goes to -- >> "skyfall." ♪ >> congratulations. great to meet you. >> thanks god. you can't believe how heavy these are. >> i took my shoes off. sorry. thank you so much. this is amazing. >> so, what did you think? >> i'm really, really very emotional, to be honest. oh, god. believing in many all the time. and my man, i love you, baby. it's been crazy. i had my baby, i thought things would take a slowing down period. and this year, it's been as crazy lastz year. >> that's a good thing. >> another industry. it's incredible.

♪ oh this is the end ♪ i've drowned and dreamted this moment ♪ >> you thought it was daunting to take on the bond entven inte. but it took off. >> the connections have been great, lovely for me. >> could you have imagined this? >> no. when i go back to the dressing room. thinking like, i could have been a bit grim, my life. and it's not. it's fabulous. i'm very, very lucky. >> when are we going see another album? >> i'm a mom right now. i know what sound i want to go for. take my time. >> can you tell us what it is? >> it's a bit rawer. rawer than "21." oh, my god, daniel day-lewis won.

fabulous. that's my new word. i'm l.a. >> adele is so charming. coming up, all the oscar afterparties and a lot more dj kiss.

>> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. morning, everyone. i'm scott thuman. 8:27. a driver is in the hospital memorialnging off the bridge. suv hit and then went barrier on the south on thisthe bridge weekend and then landed in the water. the driver suffered non-life- threatening injuries. no word on what caused the accident. some virginia lawmakers will discuss sequestration today at reagan national airport. will talk about how airtran will be affected if the automatic budget cuts take place on friday. news channel 8 will have an in- depth report coming up in just a few moments. is jamee whitten with the monday commute. >> some accidents activity in

maryland, 29 colesville road san dale drive. southbound lanes trying to be silver spring,o right side getting through. northbound, one right lane is blocked. the patient needed in the four corners. the baltimore-washington 295 beforerthbound crash of aith a slow.r, very 95 is a better option. jacqui jeras? >> the forecast is great. by tomorrow afternoon there are some changes. fair skies right now. chilly outside at 34 degrees chill factor of 28. in winchester, 28 in frederick. mostly sunny today, around 50 degrees. clouds rolling in tomorrow morning. rain showers tomorrow afternoon. heavy at times. >> thank you. thanks for watching.

another news update at 8:56. have a gre

♪ and i am ♪ just the second man i let you know ♪ ♪ i want to be free talk about a show-stopper right there. jennifer hudson bringing the house down last night. dj kiss bringing the house up here this morning. >> i know you said something. also ahead, one of the stars shining bright on the red carpet, our good friend michael strahan from "live with kelly

and michael." he'll tell us how he surprise one of the oscars. and then the stars and sam were all out very, very late last night. celebrating the big post-oscar parties. we'll take you inside the governor's ball. elton john's star-studd eded s e soiree. >> journalism. same doing some journalism. take a look. it looks like an oscar. wolfgang puck. he's been catering the governor's ball for two decades. >> he sends every year, little ones that go out all over the tables. we try to take them home. go ahead, bite the head off. go ahead. >> it is, george, i think. >> oh, please. >> i was worried there for a

moment. >> that was very brave. i didn't know if it was chocolate or not. >> i didn't know either. >> well loved. 7,000 bucks. >> i have never been happier. is there that could have gone so wrong. >> i'm so glad it was chocolate, america. oscar eight in is unforgettable. cameron mathison was with michael strahan of "live with kelly and michael" to talk about his adventures. give michael a hug for all of us there, cam. >> you want me to give him a hug. absolutely. >> thank you, man. >> it was your first red carpet last night. >> it was. one of my first guests was robin roberts. >> is that right? >> robin came in, got me straight, made me feel comfortable. the rest of the night was kind of a breeze. >> i saw you on the red carpet.

it didn't look like your first time. you looked like you were running the show. who were you most excited to talk to? >> everybody was exciting to me. one of my favorite moments, adele came over. i said, i want to sing for you. i love your music. i sing it on the air all the time. she started talking about me singing with her, she started laughing. >> how did it go? >> she didn't get mad at me. >> she didn't hit you? >> no, she was happy. something went well. it was nothing like her performance. i'm sure everybody at home enjoyed her more than me. >> i don't know. some people would like to hear you sing on a regular basis. you covered the super bowl red carpet. oscars last night. what a run. >> football is different. it's athletes. and that was cool covering athletes and some celebrities.

but oscars is like the super bowl four the movies. it's like everybody, people that you have only seen in magazines or only on tv or in the movie shooter. everybody is coming across your stage. you have to think quick. it was interesting. everybody was nice. everybody was really into it. athought a lot of the nominees would be nervous. i was more nervous than they were. >> big-time people out there. you get them on "live" any way. what were some of the surprises in the show itself? >> i thought christoph waltz's win was great. it was like, it's going to be a tight one. i was very happy for him to win that because i enjoyed his performance. i thought everybody was just, it was really good. everybody that won deserved to win. >> you went back home to watch the live show. and you went to the "vanity

fair" party yourself. >> we're going to have fun today. >> it will be great show. the afteroscar show on "live" coming up right after "good morning america." thanks, mike. >> thank you. >> "live with kelly & michael's" afteroscar show. >> everybody says it takes skill to cover the oscars. it takes an enormous amount of skill and fortitude to do what really happens in this town. that's every party in l.a. after the oscars is over. take a look. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> if there was an oscar category called best party -- >> tonight, i love the whole world. >> reporter: the nominees would include vanity fair. >> it's fun. you get to see all your friends. >> it's great mix of people. >> reporter: and the academy's

governor's ball. it's an intimate affair. dozens of dishes by wolfgang puck. >> we have so many chefs. 300. >> we all love your soup. >> mr. tarantino, congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> it's now a tradition for oscar winners to have their names engraved on the newly minted statue right at the rty. who's who will come to elton john's oscars viewing party. >> he raised over $300 million. >> we're ecstatic. we would like to raise a lot more. the battle is not over yesterday. >> you want to tell me what that is? >> i was hoping it was a ruby. i know they're diamonds. >> reporter: every oscar nominee is invited to the vanity fair party. >> yeah, there it is.

>> reporter: if there was an oscar for best party, why would some get more votes than others? the answer is in the stars. >> it is the place to be. >> it's near my house. >> on the way home. >> we do get a younger clientele. >> stay up all night and keep it rolling. ♪ oh, oh >> the oscars is the most amazing event in america. [ cheers and applause ] >> so much fun. and -- and a party like elton john's for the elton john's aids foundation, they've raised more than $300 million for aids since 1992 when they started. there's some wonderful things going on in this town and a lot of charitable happenings. >> did you get any sleep?

>> sleep? what is that. look at this audience, by the way. come on, audience. you're amazing. let's get a little, get them there. you're up and awake this morning. many of you have not slept either. can you come home with us? will you please? will you please just come back? let's get to the boards. we're going to show you what is going on. what's going on outside. we start with your twitter and facebook pages from texas. blizzard conditions. tallahassee, hail falling. strong to severe thunderstorms in the south. if you're from mobile to atlanta to charleston, tallahassee, there will be heavy rain in the next 48 hours. the western part is today, the eastern part is tomorrow. it's heavy rain. and exactly where it was last week, that plowing snow. all the way through wichita,

kansas city. you thought you had snow, you're getting just as much this time. locally, 18 inches of snow. the big board today. we're all a little exhausted after the oscars. >> a beautiful started the sunshinewith plenty of this morning. at 34le chilly to start with the wind chill of 28. warming up to about 50 this afternoon during the reign is back [ cheers and applause ] >> nice job, sam. >> as always. >> i'm telling you, everybody, everybody in the crowd up all night to be here. >> up all night. >> all that weather was brought to you by aveeno. >> you had the opportunity to sit down with the leading ladied and the leading men. daniel day-lewis and christoph waltz. we'll hear there them in

moments. but first, his

[ cheers and applause ] back here at the oscars with

dj kiss and a big crowd here on monday morning. coming up all the winners from last night. the leading men right now. the leading ladies first-time winners. not the guy. daniel day-lewis. third time. made a little history. and christoph waltz winning for the second time. >> and the oscar goes to daniel day-lewis. ♪ >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> i was half tempted to say, congratulation, mr. president. seth macfarlane had fun with your prep. >> if you saw a cell phone, would you have to be like, oh, my god, what's that? >> it's really more to do with the reluctance to put aside something that is so central to your life. a big part of your life for a

period, a physical period of time. since we got married 16 years ago, my wife rebecca has lived with some very strange men. blood's been spilled to afford us this moment. now, now, now! >> how much did it change your impression of lincoln? >> it's not that it changed it. i didn't know anything about him. everything i learned was new. i had been committed to play margaret thatcher. um -- the more you discover the flaw lines in a character, the more impressive they become in a strange way. i better take him. ♪ >> and the oscar goes to -- christoph waltz, "jadjango unchain unchained." >> you can put it right there.

you have won two oscars with quentin tarantino. >> we participated in a hero's journey. the hero being quentin. >> why is he a hero? >> a hero's journey is usually connected to a fight that leads to inner progress. and quentin was working himself through this story. to slay the dragon because you're not afraid of it and you cross through fire because it's worth it. i borrowed my character's words. sorry, coulden resist. >> where did you dig him up? >> a turn of e vechbts brought django and myself together. it was great to be put in that journey in the supporting actor. you're supposed to help the story along and -- what can go wrong now? >> winner winner chicken dinner.

awesome. congratulations. >> that's so great. >> that was a nice little surprise. >> that is the beauty of being backstage. you never know. and they really enjoy -- they're colleagues. they enjoy seeing each other. >> it's a big, big night. they're all winning. there's a nice bar right on the side. >> the embrace between daniel day-lewis and meryl streep. six academy awards between them. >> who knew they swapped roles? straight from mperforming a sir elton john's oscar party, here live.

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hey, everybody. you probably know that stars flock to elton john's annual party and viewing party it goes very late into the night. we have the performer who captivated the crowd. i love your sound. and clearly so does elton. everybody please welcome, emily sundae. >> thank you. who did you get to sit next to? >> bono, elton john. >> oh, hi. >> you just won two brit awards. you're singing a song right now, next to me. next to me. or see ya. ♪

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to me ♪ ♪ when the end has come and building's falling down fast when we pull up the sleds and dried up all the sea ♪ ♪ when everyone has lost their heads around us you'll find him you will find him next to me next to me who-hoo ♪ ♪ next to me who-hoo next to me who-hoo you will find him you'll find him next to me ♪ ♪ next to me who-hoo next to me who-hoo next to me who-hoo you will find him you'll find him next to me ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> thank you.

what a wonderful time here.

great audience. our thanks again. emili sande. thank you. dj kiss. got to be a morning after. >> our friends at in and out. a california institution and a great breakfast. >> big day tomorrow. sam and lara right here. the whole cast of "dancing with the stars" will be revealed. a big day tomorrow. >> man style, baby. >> animal style, forever! >> thanks for watching, everybody. >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning, everyone. 8:56. i am scott thuman.

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